Los Angeles will pay more than $38 million to resolve allegations, first brought by two whistleblower, that for a decade the city knowingly shut people with disabilities out of affordable housing created through federal funds, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
LA received funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to create affordable, multifamily housing, but ignored requirements to make at least 5 percent of the apartments accessible to people with mobility challenges and at least 2 percent accessible for people with visual impairments, the DOJ announced in a press release Monday.
